Cassini-Huygens research call

The scientific community is invited to respond to the current Research Announcement to submit proposals for Participating Scientists to the Cassini-Huygens mission. This Research Announcement is published jointly, and will be evaluated by ESA, NASA and ASI. The deadline for submission of proposals is 4 May 2012.

Proposers interested in becoming a Participating Scientist should propose a science investigation that addresses one or more of the Cassini science objectives listed, which can either be instrument-specific or multidisciplinary.

European proposals are encouraged and should include a letter of commitment covering the financial support for both the investigation and the Participating Scientist duties. Proposals from non-US institutions do not require to be preceded by a matching "step-1 proposal".

Details regarding the Cassini-Huygens mission as well as the Participating Scientist role and the allowed scientific investigations can be found in the Research Announcement, available at the URL http://tinyurl.com/7hycfrd

(C.10 Cassini Data Analysis and Participating Scientists [pdf])

and should be submitted electronically through the above website with a copy to the relevant funding instituti